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Mississippi Valley’s Arecko Gipson (2) soars in for a layup last Saturday as Alabama State’s Jasteven Walker (25) defends. (By Andy Lo, Greenwood Commonwealth, Copyright 2024)

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Devils, Devilettes fall to 0-2 in SWAC play
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Writer
Wed,01/10/24-2:00AM , 911 Reads
Mississippi Valley State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams played close games with visiting Alabama A&M Monday but both squads came up short.
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UConn guard Hassan Diarra and Mississippi Valley State guard Rayquan Brown (0) reach for the ball during a game Nov. 14, 2023. (By Associated Press)

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After tough stretch, Devils glad to be home
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Wed,01/03/24-2:00AM , 1302 Reads
Mississippi Valley State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams both started their seasons with a gauntlet of nonconference road games against numerous Power 5 programs — including the reigning men’s and women’s national champions — that left the Delta Devils winless and the Devilettes with one victory before tipping off SWAC play Saturday.
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Pillow Academy basketball players and coaches cheer on the team from sidelines on Nov. 30. From left are assistant coach Mignon Hodges, head coach Durwin Carpenter, Lola Harris, Sydney McIntyre, Mason McLellan, Tavi Layne Johnson and Ann Rogers Crowder. (By Andy Lo)

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Pillow Academy girls off to scorching start in basketball
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Thu,12/28/23-2:00AM , 1366 Reads
Pillow Academy’s girls basketball team is hot right now.
Red-hot.
The Lady Mustangs scorched opponents to start the season, winning 14 straight before their only loss of the year, a 59-57 setback to Simpson Academy on Dec. 11.
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Caitlin Ables enjoys dealing with regular customers and newcomers at Honest Abe’s Donuts. (By Jared Conerly)

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Your Neighbor: Caitlin Ables: Honest Abe’s staff is like family, manager says
By JARED CONERLY - Sports Editor
Tue,12/26/23-2:00AM , 3112 Reads
Honest Abe’s Donuts has continued to attract its regular customers in addition to new faces since changing locations on Park Avenue, manager Caitlin Ables says.
“It’s been good. We’ve changed. I think we are better now than we were a year ago,” she said. “We’re in a better location, our building is better and we are more up to date.”
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